Re:Girls and Software
by vinceguidry on Sunday February 09, 2014 @10:48PM
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> I learnt programming on my school computers in lunch times and on a graphical calculator. I really didn't have much interest in programming at home.
I did the same. My interest in programming actually started to decrease as my access to the internet increased. This was, however, in the mid-90s, when there weren't the big online communities that there are now.
Exactly the same for me. Internet can act as a big distractor sometimes.
Re:Girls and Software
by dippyskoodlez on Monday February 10, 2014 @06:41PM
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>I almost posted exactly the same post as simias earlier, your post worries me a bit as you don't seem to understand there's been generations of hackers who had no internet access.
Just because the internet wasn't accessible 30 years ago isn't a reason to restrict it in the future. The basic methods of learning are totally different today.. Librarys in financial woes. Wifi at Mcdonalds. Cell Phones for everyone. I know my local libraries don't have any of the information I enjoy reading about.
>>And there are a lot of people who are affected by watching people hang.
And your child shouldn't be wanting to watch those videos.
I learnt programming on my school computers in lunch times and on a graphical calculator. I really didn't have much interest in programming at home.
It almost feels like you didn't read the article, the author talks about more generic problem solving, fixing a bit of tech, building with Lego. They're the core of hacking, that's what we need to stop labeling 'boy' in children's minds.
A hacker needs to be encouraged to tinker. They honestly don't need private web access to do that. Most of my time near computers was supervized, though I didn't think of it that way at the time.
And there are a lot of people who are affected by watching people hang. I doubt any parent would allow their 12 yo access to that.